Welcome to the official website of chess writer and international coach Philip Ochman, the author of the best-selling chess guide - "The Process of Decision Making in Chess - Volume 1: Mastering the Theory", and its highly anticipated successor - "The Process of Decision Making in Chess: Volume 2 - Goals and Plans"!

Our student Surina Venkat won the Brevard championship!
An article about Philip's student, the young prodigy Luke Weiland